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The Trump Impeachment Trial - Day 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Georgia judge rejects Trump; Georgia Milestones student test; Craft brewery expansion

On the Monday July 31st edition of Georgia Today: A state judge denies a request from former President Donald Trump; the latest results for Georgia's Milestones student test show some improvement but still a long way to go to make up COVID losses; and Georgia craft breweries expand following a law change.

July 31, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
The original owners who built this Atlanta home nearly a century ago had ties to Hollywood and Broadway.

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Historic Atlanta home with ties to ‘golden age of Hollywood’ on the market

While many homes in the city's historic Druid Hills neighborhood have been altered, this one retains its original architectural finishes, such as the marble and tile sunrooms, art deco baths and original elevator. 

July 31, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
Canvasser Sienna Giraldi, 26, right, talks to an Atlanta resident, left, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Activists with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition are trying to get the signatures of more than 70,000 Atlanta residents by Aug. 14 to force a referendum allowing voters to decide the fate of a proposed police and firefighter training center.

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Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

Hundreds of canvassers have spread out across Atlanta in hopes of convincing more than 70,000 residents to sign onto a petition that activists believe is their best chance to halt the planned construction of a huge police and firefighter training center.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Taylor Fritz reacts after winning in sudden death against Gael Monfils to advance to the Ultimate Tennis Showdown finals, Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Carson, Calif.

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Taylor Fritz wins the Atlanta Open for his sixth career ATP Tour title

Taylor Fritz won his sixth career title, beating Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the Atlanta Open. The top seed and highest-ranked American at No. 9 tuned up for the U.S. Open with his second victory of the season on hard courts, having won the Delray Beach title in February.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023.

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Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here's a look at that investigation

A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the then-president's 2020 election loss.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, has reached commercial operation after years of delays and billions in cost overruns.

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1st U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, has reached commercial operation after years of delays and billions in cost overruns.

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GPB morning headlines for July 31, 2023

The first American nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has entered commercial operation in Georgia.

Georgia’s small beer brewers say they have a lot more growing to do, six-years after a new law allowed them, for the first time, to sell their product directly to consumers.

Last week, the state Senate Study Committee on Expanding Georgia’s workforce met in Savannah.

July 31, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
A new season of GPB's "Battleground: Ballot Box" tracking anticipated indictments in the 2020 election interference probe launches Aug. 7, 2023

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New season of GPB’s ‘Battleground: Ballot Box’ to follow Georgia Trump election case

GPB's Battleground: Ballot Box podcast will return to cover likely indictments stemming from an investigation into election interference in Georgia starting Aug. 7, 2023.

July 31, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
State Democrats met at the Georgia Capitol on July 28, 2023 to discuss Medicaid and Medicare.

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58 years ago, Medicaid and Medicare became law. In Georgia, the programs are as polarizing as ever

Georgia remains one of 10 states that hasn’t fully expanded Medicaid permitted under the Affordable Care Act instituted under President Obama –– and that angers state Democrats.

July 29, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
U.S. Capitol

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 27

This week, Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock worked with legislation focused on financial protections for service members; AI protections for children; protecting journalists globally; and stopping partisan inference in elections.

July 28, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton

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GPB evening headlines for July 28, 2023

Scores in Georgia’s end of the year, high-stakes testing show some progress in at least one key area for the state’s students.

Georgia's attorney general has signed off on a planned partnership between Wellstar and Augusta University Health Systems.

Georgia ranks among the nation's top states for economic development around clean energy, according to a green energy group.

July 28, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
District Attorney Tom Durden of Georgia's Atlantic Judicial Circuit speaks at a news conference, May 8, 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia, about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Durden, the longtime prosecutor who won convictions in Georgia's infamous “tomato patch” killing and called in state investigators to build a case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has died. Durden was 66.

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Tom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66

The longtime Georgia prosecutor who called in state investigators to build a case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery has died. Tom Durden served as district attorney for southeast Georgia's Atlantic Judicial Circuit for 24 years before stepping down last year.

July 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A turbine that generates electricity using steam heated by nuclear fission sits at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Friday, June 16, 2023, that the turbine's hydrogen cooling system had a problem with its seal, pushing back the commercial operation date of Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, to July.

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Georgia nuclear plant can start loading fuel into second new reactor, feds say

Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that Georgia Power Co. and its co-owners can begin loading fuel into unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta.

July 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Police Deparment Hiring

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Still no suspect in 2021 Piedmont Park murder, police say

Police say they are "casting a wide net" in suspect search for the 2021 murder of a woman in Piedmont Park. 

July 28, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Lottery

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Georgia Lottery tops $1.5 billion in profits for education

Fiscal 2023 marked the eighth consecutive year the lottery surpassed the $1 billion mark in profits for education.

July 28, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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